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A major overhaul of "downtown Appleton's backyard" is on Mayor Tim Hanna's to-do list for 2013.

The 16-year Appleton mayor told The Post-Crescent that planning for a Washington Square campus could dominate discussions in the new year.

"We've got a lot of things in progress and that starts right here," Hanna said from his sixth-floor corner office at City Hall. "We have to make sure the moving pieces fall into place and we need to identify and take advantages of opportunities as they come up." ...